Job application UX, the cult of productivity, Figma responsive mode

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.

“Picking and pairing fonts really well is hard. It takes a lot of time too, especially if you don’t have experience with it. Can AI tools help you do this task better and quicker? Can it teach you how to do it well, if you’re less experienced?”

Is AI better at picking and pairing fonts than you? →By Matej Latin

Create a stand-out UX Portfolio →[Sponsored] If you’re sick of conflicting advice, vague feedback, and analysis paralysis — this class is for you. This workshop is designed to help you make more progress on your portfolio in 1 day than you have in the last few months. Join live on September 29th and get 20% OFF as a UX Collective subscriber with promo code POLARBEAR20. Can’t join live? Sign up anyway, and get all of the recordings, resources, and templates straight to your email within 24 hours.

Editor picks

Job applications suck because bad UX →
The most punishing part of being unemployed.
By Daley Wilhelm
Why do we fall for brand illusions? →
Setting, branding, and first impressions.
By Elvis Hsiao
The cult of productivity →
Is the decline of elitism of creativity inevitable?
By Rei Inamoto

The UX Collective is an independent design publication that elevates unheard design voices and illuminates the path to design mastery and critical thinking. Here’s how we’re boosting stories through our partnership with Medium.

Brand What-ifs: a creative series exploring new possibilities →

Make me think

Please stop multitasking. I’m begging you. →
“The lie that we can get more work done by working on multiple things at once is so absurd, so incorrect, and so utterly destructive that I can’t believe it’s a near-universal practice.”
Are rebrands starting to look the same? →
“…But between the pressures of quick turnarounds and the allure of inspiration boards, how does one define originality in an age saturated with visual stimuli?”
The tyranny of the marginal user →
“Nearly all popular consumer software has been trending towards minimal user agency, infinitely scrolling feeds, and garbage content. Even that crown jewel of the Internet, Google Search itself, has decayed to the point of being unusable for complicated queries.”

Little gems this week

I counted 8 mistakes in this 15-word dialog design →By Lodestar Design

How to build intentional UX in an era of persuasive tech →By Emily Yorgey

Why are cute objects so seductive? →
By Laura Sabau Tatar

Tools and resources

Uniquely Japan →
6 web design styles to reference.
By Junhan
Responsive modes in Figma →
Responsive design with Figma’s variables and modes.
By Christine Vallaure
Design system guides →
Redesigning your system thinking.

If you find our content helpful, here’s how you can support it:

Forward it to a friend and recommend that they subscribe
Share open positions on our job board
Sponsor an edition

Job application UX, the cult of productivity, Figma responsive mode was originally published in UX Collective on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Job application UX, the cult of productivity, Figma responsive mode

Comments

More from this blog

State of UX, we don’t need more managers, prototyping with data

The State of UX in 2025: a love letter about change

Creativity is the only thing, moving from Figma to Protopie, semantic color palettes

Impersonal software, dev-design mismatch, embracing play in design